Anatomical Footprint of the Tibialis Anterior Tendon: Surgical Implications for Foot and Ankle Reconstructions

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Shape</td><td class="align_center">MT1 (feet (%))</td><td class="align_center">MC (feet (%))</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Oval</td><td class="align_center">8 (19.5%)</td><td class="align_center">24 (58.5%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Crescent</td><td class="align_center">31 (75.6%)</td><td class="align_center">10 (24.4%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Triangular</td><td class="align_center">2 (4.9%)</td><td class="align_center">7 (17.1%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Distribution of different shape patterns of the tibialis anterior tendon footprint.

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Table 2: Anatomical Footprint of the Tibialis Anterior Tendon: Surgical Implications for Foot and Ankle Reconstructions 